Think outside the box

Here is a puzzle in the form of a square or a box of three rows with three dots each. Please connect the nine dots with four straight lines continuously, without lifting your pencil from the paper. You have one minute to complete this task. Are you able to solve this puzzle?

Some of you may not have been able to get the solution because you think that you must stay within the box consisting of the nine dots. If you want to solve this " nine dots puzzle" , you must think beyond the square.

Since its creation in the early 20th century, the nine dots puzzle has been widely adopted by psychologists and management consultants. In the 1970s, the expression " think outside the box " became a cliché, especially in the business world. For example, Our company is recruiting young people who can think outside the box.

In modern world, the ability to think outside the box may help employees to think creatively and in an unconventional manner in the face of challenges.

這裡有一個智力謎題：此正方形或框框分為3行、每行有3個點。請你在筆不離紙的情況下，用4條相連的直線，把9個點連接起來。你有1分鐘完成這個題目。你能否解決這個智力遊戲？

你們當中有些人也許未能找到解決方法，因為你們覺得必須留在這個由9個點所組成的框框之內。如果你想解決這個「九點圖智力謎題」，你必須超越正方形去思考。

九點圖智力謎題在20世紀初被發明以來，就一直獲得心理學家和管理顧問廣泛採用。70年代，「think outside the box」這個語句成為了陳腔濫調，特別是在商業世界裡。例如：我們的公司正在招募能夠跳出傳統的思維框框（think outside the box）的年輕人。

在現代世界裡，具備獨闢蹊徑的思考能力或能幫助僱員在面對挑戰時，以具創意且不因循守舊的方式思考。